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i still look at my dog’s picture every day
i still start a note in my phone every morning titled “baby” just like i did every morning before she died to record her respiration rate because of her congestive heart failure— but now i write things that i remember about our life together and my relationship with her— things i am glad to remember, and things i’m sad to remember
when the biography about mr. rogers by maxwell king came out in 2018, i ordered it from bookshop santa cruz right away— i love everything that mr rogers stands for and take so much inspiration from his work
there were two of mr rogers’ favorite phrases in that book that i think about pretty much every day:
1— if it’s mentionable, it’s manageable
2— attitudes are not taught, they are caught
mr rogers attributed these gems to his longtime mentor, margaret mcfarland
back to my dog— we all have things we wish we could have done differently, or we wish didn’t have to happen the way they did— by getting the sad things down in my notes, i’m making them mentionable, so they become more manageable for me
i want to bring both of dr mcfarland’s wonderful “rules to live by” into what i am going to be offering in puppet club— i know i could have used a lot more support, encouragement and modeling around accepting my feelings and learning constructive ways to express them when i was growing up— puppetry and storytelling are such wonderful ways to do this, as mr rogers demonstrated so consistently and creatively in his beloved, long-running show
emotions often arise without our consent, but we can all cultivate communication skills that empower us and those around us to be our best selves— mr rogers believed that gaining self control was one of the primary tasks parents, caregivers and teachers must help children with— when we have healthy self mastery, then we can contribute positively in our families and communities
my 12 week business planning class through the renaissance entrepreneur center wrapped up last night with a “grad night” session— business owners who completed the course with ren center in past “cohorts” volunteered their time to share what it was like actually writing the full business plan that we have spent the last two and a half months preparing for, and gave us advice about how to tackle it— a great example of self fulfillment and giving back!
i’m feeling so excited for all the plans and possibilities puppet club is offering me and my future club members!
i’ve just finished updating my website in preparation for my september 1 puppet club launch— check it out and let me know what you think!
mr rogers with two of his famous puppets, king friday the 13th and queen sarah saturday, on the set of mr rogers’ neighborhood as shown on misterrogers.org
